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World 1 · One island, one water budget · 7 min

Where did the water go?

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This closed model starts with 100 arbitrary units of water. Each button transfers water between stores, so their sum stays 100. Real catchments also exchange water with other regions and groundwater. The model represents a water budget, not a weather forecast or a measured timescale.

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